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Conveying or containing air; air-bearing; as, the windpipe is an aëriferous tube.

The act of combining air with another substance, or the state of being filled with air.

The combining form of the Greek word meaning air.

Growing or thriving only in the presence of oxygen; also, pertaining to, or induced by, aërobies; as, aërobic fermentation. -- A`ër*o"bic*al*ly (#), adv.

Pertaining to the force of air in motion.

A plane or arched surface for sustaining bodies by its movement through the air; a spread wing, as of a bird.

Pertaining to aërography; aërological.

Of or pertaining to aërolites; meteoric; as, aërolitic iron. Booth.

Of or pertaining to aërology.

An instrument for ascertaining the weight or density of air and gases.

Of or pertaining to aërometry; as, aërometric investigations.

Pertaining to aëronautics, or aërial sailing.

t of ascending and sailing in the air, as by means of a balloon; aërial navigation; ballooning.

Of or pertaining to aërostatics; pneumatic.

Pertaining to Æsculapius or to the healing art; medical; medicinal.

Of or pertaining to Æsop, or in his manner.

An instrument to measure the degree of sensation, by determining at how short a distance two impressions upon the skin can be distinguished, and thus to determine whether the condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered.

Of or Pertaining to æsthetics; versed in æsthetics; as, æsthetic studies, emotions, ideas, persons, etc. -- Æs*thet"ic*al*ly, adv.

Pertaining to ætiology; assigning a cause. -- Æ`ti*o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

Of or pertaining to the affections; as, affectional impulses; an affectional nature.